The attack, carried out by "members of the Daesh (IS) terror group," took place in the Al Bab region of northern Syria where Turkish forces are supporting an offensive by pro-Ankara rebels, the privately-run Dogan news agency said. The report did not say when the attack took place.
Wounded soldiers were taken to hospitals in Turkish border cities of Kilis and Gaziantep, Reuters reported, citing security and hospital sources in Turkey.
[i24news.tv]
24/11/16
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- Report: 3 Turkish Troops Killed in Syrian Airstrike
The Turkish Armed Forces says three Turkish soldiers were killed and 10 were wounded in Syria by an airstrike allegedly fired by government forces.
A statement from the Armed Forces posted on its website says the attack took place before dawn Thursday.
One of the wounded soldiers was said to be in critical condition.
The casualties are likely to ratchet up tensions between Ankara and Damascus. In August, Ankara sent ground troops into northern Syria to support Syrian opposition forces in the fight against Islamic State militants and to curb Syrian Kurdish territorial gains.
Ankara views Syrian Kurdish forces as an extension of the Kurdish insurgency in southeastern Turkey.
[ voanews.com]
24/11/16
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The Turkish regime accused the Syrian Air Force of killing three of their soldiers in the eastern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate on Thursday...
ReplyDeleteAccording to a statement released by the Turkish Armed Forces, the Syrian Air Force was conducting airstrikes near the key town of Al-Bab, when one of their bombs hit Turkish military positions in the area.
The Syrian Ministry of Defense has not commented on this matter, despite the allegations made by Ankara on Thursday....almasdarnews.com